Welcome to Cliff Smith Guitar Lessons!

Guitar lessons

In my online guitar lessons I teach classical guitar, electric guitar, acoustic guitar and 12-string guitar. My guitar lessons cover chord, scale and arpeggio vocabulary, rhythm & lead playing, improvisation, technique, relevant music theory and much more. I teach most styles of music including rock, pop, blues, jazz, folk and a little bit of metal and flamenco. I have a degree in classical music and have been giving guitar lessons for over 25 years.

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Ukulele lessons

In my online ukulele lessons, I teach soprano, concert and tenor ukulele and most styles of music. I am a classically trained guitarist, and apply that knowledge to the ukulele. I enjoy teaching classical music on the ukulele as well as rock, pop and blues etc.

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Music theory lessons

In my online music theory lessons, I teach music reading, analysis, harmony, rhythm, scale/chord/arpeggio/key relationships, songwriting and much more. I also cover relevant music theory in my ukulele and guitar lessons.

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Online lessons

I am based in Kennington, London, and I teach online. My online lessons are delivered via Zoom. I have a state of the art teaching setup: high definition video, broadcast quality microphone and studio quality guitar processing. This is all professionally mixed so that you get the best experience possible during your online lesson.

My Zoom lessons are available to pupils anywhere in the world – I have many international pupils.

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This website contains lots of information about myself, my music and my lessons, plus advice, articles, guitar lesson videos, and lots of other free stuff!,

If you have any questions about my guitar lessons, ukulele lessons, or music theory lessons, please get in touch – you will find me very friendly and approachable.

Guitar and ukulele lessons…

Guitar teacher with gold PRS McCarty 594 and audio Technica headset

Guitar lessons

I teach most styles and levels of guitar including acoustic, electric and classical. I can teach you how to play your favourite tunes, help you to understand your instrument and the music you play on it, and show you the skills that you need to work things out for yourself. I can also help you to be more creative with your playing if you are stuck.

Guitar lessons

Ukulele lessons

I can show you how to convert your guitar skills to the ukulele, or how to play it from scratch. Play already? I will help you to set the goals you need to take your ukulele playing to the next level, and show you how to achieve them.

The ukulele is a lot of fun, and a good introduction to the guitar if you would like to switch at a later date.

Ukulele lessons